Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

9.3

AKA: Hagane no Renkinjutsushi (2009)

Adventure, Drama, Comedy - 2009 (TV)

Two brothers lose their mother to an incurable disease. With the power of alchemy, they use taboo knowledge to resurrect her. The process fails, and as a toll for using this type of alchemy, the older brother, Edward Elric loses his left leg while the younger brother, Alphonse Elric loses his entire body. To save his brother, Edward sacrifices his right arm and is able to affix his brothers soul to a suit of armor. With the help of a family friend, Edward receives metal limbs - automail - to replace his lost ones. With that, Edward vows to search for the Philosophers Stone to return the brothers to their original bodies, even if it means becoming a State Alchemist, one who uses his/her alchemy for the military. (Source: ANN)

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Each episode feels like it's too short, a testimony to how much it draws you in to the story and characters. There are moments which leave you smiling, laughing, sad and simply amazed. Try this anime, it's recommended for absolutely everyone, to newcomers and to those familiar with Fullmetal Alchemist.

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It says a lot that I couldn't stand the original series (it suffers from the same filler overload of a typical shounen show), but loved this one. All told, FMA:B is perhaps the closest thing to a series I would literally recommend to every anime fan.